Wichita eagle., 1887-05-18
axi1s& eagle
WOMAN AND HOME.
HANDSOME WOMEN OF THE SOUTH
DURING THE WAR.
eat Tases-The Matter Of Dress-Work.
ing womsn-Daby's Cradle-Kindnsss.
Dirt.suresstiens Worthy Of Mention.

eat Tasts-Ths Matter Of Dress-Work.
i.s womsn-8aby's Cr.dls-Kindnsss.
Dirt-susssstisns Worthy Of Mention.
sTAs southern confederacy turned out a
host Of handsome women, aid an old soldier
% Q reporter. Eyes siri You talk nowadays
shout handsome women, but you ought to
have seen them during the war. Gen. John
Morgan married the PROTEST girl In Tonnes
~. and, il an not greatly mistaken, she IL
vt living, and still beautiful She was a
Nh Rseiy. Her father lived at Murfrees-
boro. and was . prominent lawyer Of that
section forty ysa,1 ago. Miss Ready was
Confederation out-azd-oatsr. She loved
John Norsan because hs was . daring, brill
iant, and brave man; and % she married him.
One year later hs wa killed, and I heard that
the tragedy broke her heart. She was mar
ycaously beautiful weman-shat sort Of
beauty which cannot b reproduced in . pho
toGraph, and oan oaly be suggested In IN oil
painting Mr.. Morgan had . fine figure and
oyes which could melt or annihilats you, just
- her emotions dictated. Tennessee has
turned out thousands Of pretty women, but
few have ever equaled in stAtuesqus beauty
tho handsome widow Of Gen. John Morgan.
~Thsn there was the wife Of Gen. J. z. b.
Stuart She was Miss Flora Cooke, daugh-
tar Of Col. Philip st. George Cooke, OF the
Second drngoons The wedding took place,
think, at Fort Riley Nov. IA, 1855, and 1t was
one Of the SWEETEST affairs Of the army Of that
day. Geuart was thsu only % years Of age,
and had just been appointed regimental quar-
ssmaster and commissary 1T Fort Leaven-
worth, while his father-in-law was comman-
aant Of the Fort Riley post The western
country boosted few handsomer girls than
Flora Cooke and fewer finer looking matrons
chan Mrs Stuart I hear she b now q teacher
In young ladies' seminary in Virginia, and
that her daughter, Miss Virginia Pelham
Stuart, has fallen heir to much Of her moth
sr's beauty.
~ never met Mrs. Beauregard, but friends
toll me she had all the brilliant qualities of
purs French woman and all the languorous
beauty of the south She was tall and grace
full, and elegant in her speech and manners.
She had sparkling black eyes, a wealth OF
coal black hair, and in all respects was
highly accomplished woman. 1 don't think
Gen. Beauregard has ever entirely recovered
from the shock Of her death. met him last
year on hts visit to st. Louis, and he spoke Of
his wife with affectionate tenderness. Hers
was type Of beauty seldom seen outside Of
Louisiana, and fancy she must have made a
very popular impression in the wide circle of
society i'm which she and her husband moved.
II cannot say that any of the ladies Of Gen.
Lees household were particularly beautiful
They were all fine looking-sven to Mrs Lee,
who WIGS an invalid throughout the war. Miss
Mary Lee. the generals second daughter, is
now about So years old, q plain, unpretentious
woman, having great force Of character. and
that gentle dignity which all the Lees pos
ssssed. Miss Mildred Lee, the eldest daugh-
ter. travels great deal, hear, and is seldom
seen in this country, but she sometimes visits
her brother, Gen. G. w. c. Lee, at Lexing-
ton, Va. Both Miss Mildred and Miss Mary
are great favorites with the people of Vir-
ginia, not merely ON their fathers account
but because of the quiet charity and SYM
pathy which have always characterized
them.
"Ths second wife of jefferson Davis was
gAa9asi8 S HS1bHT' SIZE Is YET line looking. She
was Miss Varina Howell, and think she
was born in Georgia, though her fathers
family lived many years in New Orleans
She is Of Welsh descent, but had more marks |
OF beauty than is generally accorded to women
who have Immediately descended froIl Wales. |
l remember when Mr.. Davis visited this city |
about thirteen years ago, he was accompanied |
by one of his sons, then a grown young man.
was casually introduced to the latter, and |
when said to MIN: How much you resemble
your mother, sir, be grasped my hand again
and said with sudden sarnestness, Thank
you. You don't know how tired am of hav.
ing people tell me how much 1 resemble
Zachary Taylor The point of the joke is, as
you probably know, that Mr. Davis had M T
children by his first wife-the daughter Of
ten. Taylor-and great many people; had
Aired their ignorance by greeting NJ. Davis,
ION as the grandson Of the old Mexican hero"
St Louis Republican.